MSI A75MA-G55 Motherboard

Main Specifications

The main specifications for the MSI A75MA-G55 motherboard include:

• Socket: FM1
• Chipset: AMD A75
• Super I/O: Fintek F71869AD
• Parallel ATA: None
• Serial ATA: Six SATA-600 ports controlled by the chipset (RAID 0, 1, and 10)
• External SATA: None
• USB 2.0: Eight USB 2.0 ports, four soldered on the motherboard rear panel and four available through two headers on the motherboard
• USB 3.0: Four ports, two soldered on the motherboard rear panel and two available through one header on the motherboard, controlled by the chipset
• FireWire (IEEE 1394): None
• On-board video: Yes, controlled by the CPU; VGA, DVI-D, and HDMI connectors
• On-board audio: Produced by the chipset together with a Realtek ALC887 codec (eight channels, 24-bit resolution, up to 192 KHz sampling rate for both the inputs and outputs, 90 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the inputs and 97 dB signal-to-noise ratio for the outputs)
• On-board LAN: One Gigabit Ethernet port controlled by a Realtek RTL8111E chip
• Buzzer: Yes
• Infrared interface: No
• Power supply required: ATX12V
• Slots: Two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (x16/x4), one PCI Express x1 slot, and one standard PCI slot
• Memory: Four DDR3-DIMM sockets (up to DDR3-1866, 32 GB maximum)
• Fan connectors: One four-pin connector for the CPU cooler, one four-pin connector for an auxiliary fan, and one three-pin connector for another auxiliary fan
• Extra features: Legacy parallel port, legacy serial port, support for TPM
• Number of CDs/DVDs provided: One
• Programs included: Motherboard utilities
• More Information: https://www.msi.com
• Average price in the US*: USD 110.00

* Researched at Newegg.com on the day we published this First Look article.